Have you had a wisdom tooth removed? Did it hurt much?

Question

I'm not a big fan of blood... or pain for that matter. I get the feeling I'll have a lot of both.

I have one impacted in my jaw. Got a bad infection there recently and it was the worst pain I have ever encountered. Thinking to stop a re-occurence of this to get the damn thing removed. Spoke to my gf whos had all removed and she said there was a 'crunching' sound as the dentist extracted one. I don't like the sound of that one bit!!

Answer 1

Had all 4 removed at once under general anaesthetic. It hurt for about three days but was OK if I took painkillers. It's not that bad. The worst part of it was looking like the elephant man for a while.

Answer 2

I posted a similar question a few months ago because I also had to have one out but had heard lots of horror stories. All my wisdom teeth are impacted because there isn't enough room for them to grow into, this has resulted in me having to suffer through numerous infections (which are the most painful things ever!). I went to the dentist for an emergency appointment and he told me to come back that afternoon to have my wisdom tooth out. Well, I'm a wimp so that scared the hell out of me, but I put on a brave face and went back that afternoon. I have to tell you that it is perfectly fine and I wish I had done it years ago. After a couple of injections (which is the most painful part, but it's really not that bad) I couldn't feel a thing. You feel him pulling and you might hear a little bit of crunching but it is over in a minute and the relief is instant, if like me your having it taken out because of infections. My mouth feels so much less crowded and I'm going back soon to have the other top one removed and I can honestly say that I'm kind of looking forward to it as hopefully I won't have to suffer another infection again.

Answer 3

Mine didn't hurt very bad but they were all straight. I hear the ones that give you problems are the ones that are impacted, sideways against other teeth. These have to be cut out.
Don't mess with the packing they put in and don't drink through a straw. If you remove the plug where the tooth was you will have what is called a dry socket. They say this is really painful.

Answer 4

hey... i had my wisdom tooth yanked last year. i also contracted a bad infection before i got it yanked. i know how the pain is. waking up with a sore mouth everyday isnt the best feeling .
my dentist told me it would bleed a lot, but it didnt for me as im already anaemic and it didnt cuase me much discomfort. the first day i had a throbbing pain from wher emy tooth had been extracted but it subsided over the next few dayss. and i was prescribed a very strong pain killer. which i eventually got hooked onto. so be craeful
and yes youw antt o get it extracted coz even if the pain and swellinggoes away for a while it is bound to reurn sooner or later

Answer 5

I had mine removed Wednesday. All four. I had IV sedation and I can't remember a thing of it. I just lay down, they put a line in, and then said okay get up it's over. Sweet as. The bleeding was worst straight after and I had to stuff my mouth with gauze but it stops eventually. Just keep your mouth still. It will bleed the first time you eat too. I'm still in a bit of pain but it's just a dull throb. Smiling hurts. My face was still numb the first night and the bruises and swelling have only come up today. It's not pleasant but it's not as bad as all the horror stories, you'll be fine. Better to have them out and avoid infection in the future.

Answer 6

Yes i had two out at the same time. I got home and lay down. When the cocaine wore off i hit the roof with pain, i was up all night rolling on the floor. I was at the dentist door for them opening the next day, i have forgotten what the name of my problem was but when the tooth is pulled the gum stays the same shape as when my tooth was in and does not heal over. It is pain i will never forget......

Answer 7

I have a good relationship wi my orthodontist - I just grab him where it hurts if I want it to and ask if he is gonna hurt me?! lol!

No seriously if u already had some nasty pain then get rid of the source but get knocked out first. The swelling is awesome but wi good drugs u don't care! The hamster effect wears off after a few days but milk it for lots o sympathy. Hope u like soup n ice cream cos its all u can eat 4 about a fortnight?!

Warning if you go to teaching hospital then defo get knocked out cos u don't wanna see the mess the students make o the job (broken teeth, gouged tongues, slashed gums and stitches u did not need!)

Answer 8

Its no good people telling you it won't hurt, because it will, but its only really an uncomfortable hurt, whilst the dentist is pulling them out. You might be lucky, and a couple of pulls might bring it out. Unfortunately for me, he was twisting and pulling, literally had his one foot on the wall, whilst he was pulling. But having said all that, the pain I had when I made the decision to have them removed was far worse than the pain of having them removed. If that makes sense to you.

When you go and have it taken out, take an mp3 player with you, close your eyes and just relax to your music. Really its not all that bad. Ingrown toe nail removal is far worse.

All the best.

Answer 9

yeah it hurt like hell. but don't let that scare you. It hurt so bad I refused to go back to the dentist for a very very long time, I had to be drug there kick and screaming, Super bad idea I ended up needing all my teeth pulled.
That was 4 months ago and my gums still aren't healed.
but hey i don't ever have to go back, course I have to gum everything I eat.
So I'd say getting the wisdom teeth removed was a piece of cake.

Answer 10

If your health is good and you can afford it go to sleep while they do it. Then it's a piece of cake. You will usually have some swelling and discomfort about 3-4 days after surgery. They normally give you a narcotic pain reliever to get filled at the pharmacy. Follow all of your post operative instructions and you should do fine.